Nintendo Direct February 2022: What to expect, where to watch, and more
Nintendo of America just dropped an announcement for its first Direct live stream since the most recent showcase in September 2021.
The company's signature video streams that explore new and expected upcoming releases for its consoles are always eagerly anticipated by fans of the platform.
It has been confirmed that the livestream will air on February 9, 2022 at 2:00 pm PT. That translates to 4:00 pm CST, 10:00 pm GMT, 11:00 pm CET, and 3.30 am IST (Feb 10).
The livestream can be viewed on their official YouTube channel or the direct embed below:
Considering this is the first official Nintendo Direct of 2022, the Japanese gaming giant may have some surprises in store for fans. As the tweet suggests, they will focus on Nintendo Switch games launching in the first half of 2022, i.e., Q1 & Q2.
It's been five years since the Switch was officially launched in 2017, and the platform has enjoyed tremendous success ever since. With over 103 million units sold, it even outsold the original PlayStation as well as the Wii.
So one could expect to see:
Nintendo's developers have been hard at work creating new games for the Switch. Some ideas have already been touched on, such as MonolithSoft's new fantasy game whose concept art was made public back in 2018. Could there be a concrete announcement at last?
Fans are excited about the possibility of brand new installments for their most beloved Nintendo franchises. Take the upcoming Kirby and The Forgotten Land for example.
But what's in store next? The Japanese developer has a number of dormant IPs that gamers would love to see revived. The adrenaline-pumping sci-fi racer F-Zero or cult-classic JRPG franchise Golden Sun maybe?
Bayonetta 3, Legend of Zelda BOTW sequel and Splatoon 3 are all
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